SB Nation Detroit - Michigan Basketball Recruiting: Derrick Walton Commitshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2012-09-05T11:58:04-04:00http://detroit.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19967292012-09-05T11:58:04-04:002012-09-05T11:58:04-04:00Michigan Basketball Recruit Austin Hatch Shifted To 2014 Class
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<p>Originally expected to join Michigan's heralded 2013 signing class, forward Austin Hatch was granted an extra year of high school eligibility and has opted to reclassify to a 2014 prospect <a href="http://www.wane.com/dpp/sports/hatch-to-play-two-more-years-at-canterbury">according to Indiana's WANE-TV</a>.</p>↵<p>The 6'6 Hatch was critically injured in a horrible plane crash that killed his father and stepmother last summer, and was forced to sit out the entire 2011-12 season for his Fort Wayne, Ind., team while recovering from a medically-induced coma. Hatch's school immediately petitioned the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) with a handwritten letter for another year of eligibility considering the extreme circumstances, and will now give the future Wolverine two more years to develop at the high school level.</p>↵<p>Hatch averaged 23.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore, and looked to be well on his way towards developing into an elite national scorer before the unfortunate accident. Although it might be a shame that Michigan fans won't get to see Hatch play next fall, the added year of prep basketball should definitely ease his transition to Big Ten basketball.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2012/9/5/3293949/michigan-basketball-recruiting-austin-hatch-2014-wolverinesDave Ryan2011-08-01T19:58:43-04:002011-08-01T19:58:43-04:00Michigan Basketball Recruiting: Derrick Walton Commits
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<p>A day after <a href="http://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-wolverines/2011/7/31/2308075/michigan-basketball-recruiting-zak-irvin-commits">picking up a commitment</a> from Zak Irvin, Michigan received a <a href="http://www.umhoops.com/2011/08/01/derrick-walton-to-michigan/">commitment from Derrick Walton</a>, a point guard from Detroit. Walton becomes the fourth member of Michigan's 2013 basketball recruiting class, joining Austin Hatch, Mark Donnal and Irvin.</p>
<p>Walton is rated on <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Derrick-Walton-104605">Rivals</a> as a four-star recruit and the 88th best player in the nation. <a href="http://www.scout.com/a.z?s=143&p=8&c=1&nid=5559564">Scout</a> ranks him 17th at his position and also gives him four stars. <a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/102632/derrick-walton">ESPN</a> is the only site that gives him three stars, but it does have him ranked 92nd in the nation and 20th at point guard.</p>
<p>According to Rivals, Walton holds offers from Michigan, Central Michigan, Detroit, Iowa State and Xavier.</p>
<p><b>Michigan Basketball Recruiting Class Of 2013</b></p>
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<li>SF Austin Hatch (Fort Wayne, IN) - 6'6", 214 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Austin-Hatch-116765?colleges=show">***</a>
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<li>PF Mark Donnal (Whitehouse, OH) - 6'9", 200 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Mark-Donnal-127603">***</a>
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<li>SF Zak Irvin (Fishers, IN) - 6'6", 180 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Zak-Irvin-104020">****</a>
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<li>PG Derrick Walton (Detroit, MI) - 6'0", 170 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Derrick-Walton-104605">****</a>
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<p>(Height, weight and stars from <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/">Rivals.com</a>)</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-wolverines/2011/8/1/2310251/michigan-basketball-recruiting-derrick-walton-commitsSean Yuille2011-07-31T18:47:35-04:002011-07-31T18:47:35-04:00Michigan Basketball Recruiting: Zak Irvin Commits
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<p>Michigan added its third commit to the 2013 basketball recruiting class on Sunday. Zak Irvin, a small forward/shooting guard from Indiana, picked the Wolverines over Butler to join Austin Hatch and Mark Donnal as Michigan's 2013 commits.</p>
<p>Irvin is rated as a four-star recruit on <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Zak-Irvin-104020">Rivals</a> and <a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/103531/zak-irvin">ESPN</a>. <a href="http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=4962633">Scout</a> gives him three stars and ranks him as the 22nd best shooting guard in the nation. Rivals has him ranked 97th overall in the nation and ESPN has him even higher at No. 74 in the nation.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Zak-Irvin-104020">Rivals</a>, Irvin's offer list includes Michigan, Butler, Illinois, Indiana, Miami (FL), Purdue and Xavier.</p>
<p>For more on Irvin, check out <a href="http://www.umhoops.com/2011/07/31/zak-irvin-to-michigan/">UM Hoops</a>.</p>
<p><b>Michigan Basketball Recruiting Class Of 2013</b></p>
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<li>SF Austin Hatch (Fort Wayne, IN) - 6'6", 214 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Austin-Hatch-116765?colleges=show">***</a>
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<li>PF Mark Donnal (Whitehouse, OH) - 6'9", 200 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Mark-Donnal-127603">***</a>
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<li>SF Zak Irvin (Fishers, IN) - 6'6", 180 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Zak-Irvin-104020">****</a>
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<p>(Height, weight and stars from <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/">Rivals.com</a>)</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/michigan-wolverines/2011/7/31/2308075/michigan-basketball-recruiting-zak-irvin-commitsSean Yuille2011-06-20T00:59:49-04:002011-06-20T00:59:49-04:00Michigan Basketball Recruiting: Austin Hatch, Mark Donnal Commit
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<p>The Michigan basketball program picked up two verbal commitments last Wednesday. Shortly after 2 p.m. Austin Hatch <a href="http://www.umhoops.com/2011/06/15/austin-hatch-to-michigan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UMHoops+%28UM+Hoops.com%29&utm_content=Twitter">confirmed the news of his commitment</a>, and not too long after that Mark Donnal <a href="http://www.umhoops.com/2011/06/15/mark-donnal-to-michigan/">did the same</a>. Both received offers from John Beilein earlier in the day and did not wait long to commit.</p>
<p>Hatch is a 6-foot-6 forward from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is rated as a three-star recruit on <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Austin-Hatch-116765?colleges=show">Rivals</a>. <a href="http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=5665140">Scout</a> has not yet evaluated him, and <a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/124710/austin-hatch">ESPN</a> grades him as an 86 and a two-star recruit.</p>
<p>Donnal is a power forward from Whitehouse, Ohio. He is 6-foot-9 and has three stars on Rivals as well. Like Hatch, <a href="http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=5601922">Scout</a> hasn't rated Donnal yet. <a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/140197/mark-donnal">ESPN</a> already has, however, and it gave Donnal three stars and a grade of 91.</p>
<p>Hatch and Donnal are the first two commitments of Michigan's 2013 basketball recruiting class.</p>
<p><b>Michigan Basketball Recruiting Class Of 2013</b></p>
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<li>SF Austin Hatch (Fort Wayne, IN) - 6'6", 214 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Austin-Hatch-116765?colleges=show">***</a>
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<li>PF Mark Donnal (Whitehouse, OH) - 6'9", 200 lbs., <a target="_blank" href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Mark-Donnal-127603">***</a>
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<p>(Height, weight and stars from <a href="http://rivals.yahoo.com/">Rivals.com</a>)</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2011/6/20/2336796/michigan-basketball-recruiting-austin-hatch-mark-donnal-commitSean Yuille